Pak Chong market
Pak Chong market
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Ronny_Tan_Y_H
Singapore, Singapore675 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
My family came here around 7pm on Dec 16.
"Pak Chong Night Bazaar" is its more correct official name, but stick to "Pak Chong Night Market" when Googling. As far as we know, this is the only night market in Pak Chong.
Location
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This night market is set up along a 170 metre-long stretch of bypass road parallel to Highway 2422 from late afternoon onwards. It is bounded between a row of 2-storey shophouses and Highway 2422. Because it is closed to vehicular traffic at night, it is safe to bring kids without worrying about cars and buses whisking by your backs while queueing for or eating street food.
If you self-drive, it may not be east to get proper parking. Our private-charter driver dropped us and parked his Toyota van head-in at the unclosed portion of the bypass road before the South-West entrance of the night market. There are no painted lot markings. So remember which shophouse front/ billboard you dropped off/ parked your vehicle at.
Opening hours
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Most stalls start getting ready for business from 5pm daily, and closes around 10pm.
Ambience, Size & Layout
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As a night market in a small town targeted at local patronage rather than foreign tourists, it is certainly not as big as the full-scale tourist night markets like those in Bangkok (e.g. Ratchada or Srinakarin Rot Fai Night Market, Asiatique Riverfront market, etc). So it wouldn't be quite fair to compare or criticise its relatively small size or variety.
Nonetheless, with 340 metres and a hundred or so cart stalls lined up along 2 aisles, it took us about 15 minutes to slowly walk through as an initial recce, and another 45 min to buy (it takes time to cook after all) and wolf down the delicious street food.
As an outdoor street market (similar to Singapore's "Pasar Malam" markets), there is no air-con and the place is subject to the weather. Most of the stalls (80% to 90%) sells street food, with the remaining selling trinklets, clothing and accessories. Both are relatively cheaper than night markets in Bangkok, though variety is expectedly lesser, especially for the non-foods.
Food
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Plenty of delectable reasonably-priced local eats: both snacks that can be eaten-on-go, as well as sit-down dishes.
We tried the following:
+ BBQ pork satay skewer - 10 B (40 Singapore cents) - 30 B for 1 stick (depending on amt of meat)
+ BBQ Giant head crawfish (long-pincer prawns) - 100 B (SGD $4) for 7 BIG prawns with chilli sauce. 150B for the even bigger head version. But a warning: crawfish tend not have as much meat as conventional prawns. Tip: There's some, though not much meat in the long thin pincers.
+ Savoury fried mini eggs - 30 B for a tray of about 10-11 eggs
+ Fried squid - served in a styrofoam salad bowl
+ Sweet otah-otah - tapioca(?) wrapped and BBQ-ed in half-metre-long pandan leaves. An absolutely yummy snack!
Other foods include:
+ Rotee Prata (Indian Crepe) - 10 B (40 Singapore cents) for plain to 50 B for banana version -
+ Coconut glass - 20 B (no idea what these are but they look delicious!)
+ Fermented small river crabs
+ Frog legs and quails
+ Fried Pork Belly, Pork, Spare Ribs - 35 B per 100g, 70 B per 200 g, or 100B per 300 g
+ Braised pig trotter with rice
+ Whole BBQ/fried fish - 70 B (SGD $3) for foot-long fish
+ Chicken rice
+ Pork porridge
+ Thai rojak (fruit and veg salad)
+ Cut fruits (jackfruit, mango, watermelon)
+ Thai dessert drink - 15 B per cup
Pls see attached photos for a more complete list of foods available and prices.
Food quality and variety-wise, I thought they were on par with other hawker stalls in Thailand. While it didn't offer the more expensive food found in Bangkok night markets (e.g. mussels, foot-long crayfish and river prawns), it had others that Bangkok night markets didn't offer (e.g. fried squid frog legs, pork trotters, sweet otah-otah).
Price-wise, you can have a pretty full dinner like we did for relatively low price. Prices are easily half the price of those at Bangkok night markets (e.g. 100 B for a styrofoam packet of about 6 big-head river prawns, instead of 200B at Bangkok's Ratchada Rot Fai night market).
TIP: While hygience is not exactly air-con food-court standard, most of the food are cooked on-site and are fairly safe to eat. Nonetheless, to avoid any potential mishap given that some of the cooked food could have been put on display for quite a while next to a dusty main road, the key is to tell the stallholder to cook a new batch for you, or at least re-heat up for you over the grill/oil for you.
Seating-wise, only a few stalls selling sit-down-type dishes (e.g. chicken rice, porridge) put up a couple of small tables for their own customers. There weren't any other proper tables or seats by the snack-type stalls, nor common sit-down eating area. The (lack of) seating is similar to other night food streets like Chulia Street and New Lane Night Hawker Street (Penang, Malaysia), and is not as well-organised as well as outdoor food courts like Gluttons Bay in Singapore. This was somewhat a missed opportunity given that the Pak Chong Night Market is organised by the Pak Chong Municipality.
TIP: Since we're in a local street market, we simply sat on the roadside pedestrian pavement curb and munched on our snacks. Alternatively, you can pack and bring food back to your hotel to munch in the comfort of your air-con room. That said, street food generally tastes better when eaten hot and while walking through the market itself is an immersive experience in and of itself.
Toilet
======
The street itself doesn't provide any toilets, nor were there any in the shophouses lining the night street. Nevertheless, other reviewers have said that there is a small public toilet (squat-type with curtains and no doors) hidden in the back alleys though we couldn't see them.
TIP: Empty your bladders before coming here.
TIP: Beware of pick pockets, though we didn't encounter anything untoward while there.
Overall, a bona-fide, cheap, outdoor night market, especially great for dinner or supper
"Pak Chong Night Bazaar" is its more correct official name, but stick to "Pak Chong Night Market" when Googling. As far as we know, this is the only night market in Pak Chong.
Location
========
This night market is set up along a 170 metre-long stretch of bypass road parallel to Highway 2422 from late afternoon onwards. It is bounded between a row of 2-storey shophouses and Highway 2422. Because it is closed to vehicular traffic at night, it is safe to bring kids without worrying about cars and buses whisking by your backs while queueing for or eating street food.
If you self-drive, it may not be east to get proper parking. Our private-charter driver dropped us and parked his Toyota van head-in at the unclosed portion of the bypass road before the South-West entrance of the night market. There are no painted lot markings. So remember which shophouse front/ billboard you dropped off/ parked your vehicle at.
Opening hours
=============
Most stalls start getting ready for business from 5pm daily, and closes around 10pm.
Ambience, Size & Layout
===================
As a night market in a small town targeted at local patronage rather than foreign tourists, it is certainly not as big as the full-scale tourist night markets like those in Bangkok (e.g. Ratchada or Srinakarin Rot Fai Night Market, Asiatique Riverfront market, etc). So it wouldn't be quite fair to compare or criticise its relatively small size or variety.
Nonetheless, with 340 metres and a hundred or so cart stalls lined up along 2 aisles, it took us about 15 minutes to slowly walk through as an initial recce, and another 45 min to buy (it takes time to cook after all) and wolf down the delicious street food.
As an outdoor street market (similar to Singapore's "Pasar Malam" markets), there is no air-con and the place is subject to the weather. Most of the stalls (80% to 90%) sells street food, with the remaining selling trinklets, clothing and accessories. Both are relatively cheaper than night markets in Bangkok, though variety is expectedly lesser, especially for the non-foods.
Food
====
Plenty of delectable reasonably-priced local eats: both snacks that can be eaten-on-go, as well as sit-down dishes.
We tried the following:
+ BBQ pork satay skewer - 10 B (40 Singapore cents) - 30 B for 1 stick (depending on amt of meat)
+ BBQ Giant head crawfish (long-pincer prawns) - 100 B (SGD $4) for 7 BIG prawns with chilli sauce. 150B for the even bigger head version. But a warning: crawfish tend not have as much meat as conventional prawns. Tip: There's some, though not much meat in the long thin pincers.
+ Savoury fried mini eggs - 30 B for a tray of about 10-11 eggs
+ Fried squid - served in a styrofoam salad bowl
+ Sweet otah-otah - tapioca(?) wrapped and BBQ-ed in half-metre-long pandan leaves. An absolutely yummy snack!
Other foods include:
+ Rotee Prata (Indian Crepe) - 10 B (40 Singapore cents) for plain to 50 B for banana version -
+ Coconut glass - 20 B (no idea what these are but they look delicious!)
+ Fermented small river crabs
+ Frog legs and quails
+ Fried Pork Belly, Pork, Spare Ribs - 35 B per 100g, 70 B per 200 g, or 100B per 300 g
+ Braised pig trotter with rice
+ Whole BBQ/fried fish - 70 B (SGD $3) for foot-long fish
+ Chicken rice
+ Pork porridge
+ Thai rojak (fruit and veg salad)
+ Cut fruits (jackfruit, mango, watermelon)
+ Thai dessert drink - 15 B per cup
Pls see attached photos for a more complete list of foods available and prices.
Food quality and variety-wise, I thought they were on par with other hawker stalls in Thailand. While it didn't offer the more expensive food found in Bangkok night markets (e.g. mussels, foot-long crayfish and river prawns), it had others that Bangkok night markets didn't offer (e.g. fried squid frog legs, pork trotters, sweet otah-otah).
Price-wise, you can have a pretty full dinner like we did for relatively low price. Prices are easily half the price of those at Bangkok night markets (e.g. 100 B for a styrofoam packet of about 6 big-head river prawns, instead of 200B at Bangkok's Ratchada Rot Fai night market).
TIP: While hygience is not exactly air-con food-court standard, most of the food are cooked on-site and are fairly safe to eat. Nonetheless, to avoid any potential mishap given that some of the cooked food could have been put on display for quite a while next to a dusty main road, the key is to tell the stallholder to cook a new batch for you, or at least re-heat up for you over the grill/oil for you.
Seating-wise, only a few stalls selling sit-down-type dishes (e.g. chicken rice, porridge) put up a couple of small tables for their own customers. There weren't any other proper tables or seats by the snack-type stalls, nor common sit-down eating area. The (lack of) seating is similar to other night food streets like Chulia Street and New Lane Night Hawker Street (Penang, Malaysia), and is not as well-organised as well as outdoor food courts like Gluttons Bay in Singapore. This was somewhat a missed opportunity given that the Pak Chong Night Market is organised by the Pak Chong Municipality.
TIP: Since we're in a local street market, we simply sat on the roadside pedestrian pavement curb and munched on our snacks. Alternatively, you can pack and bring food back to your hotel to munch in the comfort of your air-con room. That said, street food generally tastes better when eaten hot and while walking through the market itself is an immersive experience in and of itself.
Toilet
======
The street itself doesn't provide any toilets, nor were there any in the shophouses lining the night street. Nevertheless, other reviewers have said that there is a small public toilet (squat-type with curtains and no doors) hidden in the back alleys though we couldn't see them.
TIP: Empty your bladders before coming here.
TIP: Beware of pick pockets, though we didn't encounter anything untoward while there.
Overall, a bona-fide, cheap, outdoor night market, especially great for dinner or supper
Written 1 January 2019
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Jacky84
Singapore, Singapore656 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
This is one of the smallest night market in Thailand that I ever went to. Most of the stalls are selling food except the last two row of stalls at the back that is selling clothing and handphone accessories. Overall the price as compared to Bangkok is cheaper, but the varieties of cos are much lesser. The night market closed very early at 9.30pm, so if you want to visit remember to go early. Since it is small, the market can be finished within one hour. Recommended to visit as this is the only biggest night market in Pak Chong.
Written 20 March 2018
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onglsd
Singapore, Singapore18 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
Was there on my first night in Pak Chong. Location may be a little bit small,but it has a very interesting variety of Thai street food.
As the Thais always love to pack their food home and eat,one thing you may experience is that there is no eating space,but however,just pack it and go back to your place and eat it. Compact with a very wide variety of food,not recommended for Halal (they have loads of pork dishes,but they are tasty)
Spent about 25 SGD over food for a wide range of food,and spent the night chomping it down for 2 of us with our local driver. Budget wise,it is worthy
As the Thais always love to pack their food home and eat,one thing you may experience is that there is no eating space,but however,just pack it and go back to your place and eat it. Compact with a very wide variety of food,not recommended for Halal (they have loads of pork dishes,but they are tasty)
Spent about 25 SGD over food for a wide range of food,and spent the night chomping it down for 2 of us with our local driver. Budget wise,it is worthy
Written 16 August 2018
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dyhx
Singapore6,526 contributions
Dec 2022 • Friends
Nothing to see or buy. Basically a small night market of stalls selling mainly food, some selling the same type of food even. We were done in 15 mins walking one round around it.
Written 24 December 2022
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Jazziv
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia142 contributions
May 2018
The area is small, you may finished walking within 1 hour. The choices of food are not many but more for local taste buds. Cleanliness need to be improved.
Written 1 June 2018
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HelloChrisTan
Singapore, Singapore464 contributions
May 2016 • Friends
In a small sleepy town like Pak Chong where there really isn't much to do at night, a night market naturally becomes the center of attraction.
i always love night markets. Each one seemed to be selling the same-same-but-different food and things. But there will always be something special that you remember them of.
This one at Pak Chong was quite a wowww to me because there's so much food!! There are many local snacks and food that i have never seen or eaten before and i just went on an eating spree buying and eating through the street. My Thai friends told me that some of the food that i bought were specific to many other different areas of Thailand and they were surprised that i found them at Pak Chong night market. i was pleased to know that i have "unlocked" some special food here. :)
Come here any night!! Because they are open every night!!
i always love night markets. Each one seemed to be selling the same-same-but-different food and things. But there will always be something special that you remember them of.
This one at Pak Chong was quite a wowww to me because there's so much food!! There are many local snacks and food that i have never seen or eaten before and i just went on an eating spree buying and eating through the street. My Thai friends told me that some of the food that i bought were specific to many other different areas of Thailand and they were surprised that i found them at Pak Chong night market. i was pleased to know that i have "unlocked" some special food here. :)
Come here any night!! Because they are open every night!!
Written 10 August 2016
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Doris M
Singapore, Singapore2,643 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
If you have stomach for local roadside food; fresh seafood platter (mini lobster, shellfish), BBQ shewers, fresh squeezed juices, deserts..and some exotic fried bugs..this is the place! Short & narrow street yet good enough for a night feast! Most speaks basic english and some has small tables/chairs for customers.
Written 25 February 2018
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Christy Lim from Singapore
Singapore, Singapore237 contributions
Dec 2019
There’s really nothing much to see at Pak Chong Night Market. It’s just like another Pasar Malan selling cheap things and local food.
Visit if you have nothing to do at night in Pak Chong. Only two rows and some stall at the side alley. Spent less than 30 min walking through.
Visit if you have nothing to do at night in Pak Chong. Only two rows and some stall at the side alley. Spent less than 30 min walking through.
Written 17 December 2019
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yfylou
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia6,293 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
This market is situated near our hotel. After dinner we strolled around this market and get to know the night life of the Thai people. From stall to stall we bought and tried out a little bit of everything of their local food and snacks.
Written 19 July 2019
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HappiT
Singapore, Singapore84 contributions
Feb 2018 • Friends
Almost a lot of the locals visit this night market before dinner to buy take away. Sweets soup are popular here. Lots of local food. Stewed trotted rice is good.
Written 20 February 2018
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Hi.
Do they sell only street food there or also selling other stuff like clothing/ accessories/ souvenirs?
Any idea of Halal Food there?
Written 28 November 2019
Just like the market you enjoy in malaysia or Singapore selling all above you mentioned. Personally, the food may not 100% halal like you see in msia simply because Thailand is not Muslim countries. However I do see one Muslim restaurant at pratunam market at Bangkok.
Written 28 November 2019
Hello, will the Night Market be open on the 19 February (it is Thailand's public holiday)?
Written 8 February 2019
I understand that it is open every day.
Written 9 February 2019
What is the best way to go to pak chong night market? If self drive what is the parking situation like? Parking lots or road side? Easy to find parking?
Written 13 May 2018
I didn't see proper car parking lots. We simply park in one of the side streets behind Pak Chong market.
Written 14 May 2018
Main road, whatever U're coming from South-West (Bangkok) or North-East (Khorat).
So easy to find. In the city when U see traffic jam, just try parking somewhere, then U arrived !
Written 12 January 2017
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